A book with many pleasures for those with a keen interest in vintage irons, mid-century design, or history.

Author: Jay Raymond

Details: Hardcover, 196 pages, 300 color photographs, 2008.

Sale Price: $25 with Free Shipping to the USA. Price of book shipped to foreign countries on request.

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Authors: Vittorio and Roswitha Di Martino

Details: Hardcover, 196 pages, 220 color photographs, in English with highlights in Chinese.

Price: $65.00, plus additional cost for shipping from France.

To Order directly from the Authors: contact them at vittoriodimartino@hotmail.com for more details or to order a copy of this wonderful book, which is the first one entirely devoted to the subject of Chinese Smoothing Irons.

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IRONS BY IRONS is the first book authored and self-published by Dave Irons. It pictures over 1600 irons from all the different categories with information for each iron on value, age, origin, size, and maker. The book can be purchased from Dave Irons Antiques with Worldwide shipping.

Details: Softbound, 8 1/2 x 11",160 pages, 525 black & white & 40 color photographs of over 1600 irons, 1994.

Price: $45 with Free Shipping to the USA. Price of book shipped to foreign countries on request.

MORE IRONS BY IRONS is the 2nd book authored and self-published by Dave Irons. It pictures over 1400 irons (all different from book 1) from all the different categories with information for each iron on value, age, origin, size,and maker. The book can be purchased from Dave Irons Antiques with Worldwide shipping.

Details: Softbound, 8 1/2 x 11",160 pages, 518 black & white & 36 color photographs of over 1400 irons, 1997.

Price: $45 with Free Shipping to the USA. Price of book shipped to foreign countries on request.

EVEN MORE IRONS BY IRONS is the 3rd book authored and self-published by Dave Irons. It pictures over 1000 irons (all different from book 1 & 2) from all the different categories with information for each iron on value, age, origin size, and maker. The book can be purchased from Dave Irons Antiques with Worldwide shipping.

Details: Hardbound, 8 1/2 x 11",158 pages, 554 all color photographs of over 1200 irons, 2000.

Price: $70 with Free Shipping to the USA. Price of book shipped to foreign countries on request.

Title: 3 Volume Collectors Edition

Author: David Irons

Details: Hardbound, 8 1/2 x 11".

Price: $200 with Free Shipping to the USA. Price of book shipped to foreign countries on request.

This is a special limited edition, hard cover book containing the following books (with their covers)

• Irons by Irons
• More Irons by Irons
• Even more Irons by Irons

The cover has gold embossed lettering and a picture of the Barnes, Swan on Swan. For details of each book included, refer to previous descriptions for each book individually.

Title: Pressing Iron Patents

Author: David Irons

Details: Softbound, 8 1/2 x 11", over 440 patent drawings.

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Pressing Iron Patents by David Irons

• A Pictorial Presentation of Iron Patent Briefs from 1876-1912.
• Over 440 Patent Drawings of Pressing Irons and Related Devices from the Official Gazette
• Includes inventor names, date and places
• Categories include: Charcoal, Fluters, Flat, Special Purpose, Liquid Fuel, Electric, Iron Heaters & Miscellaneous Ironing Items all arranged by Patent Number